Archdiocese gains two new priests
Archbishop Joseph E. Kurtz ordained Fathers Wilfredo Fernandez and Sean McKinley to the priesthood on May 28 at the Cathedral of the Assumption before…
Clergy, religious honored for aging
By Marnie McAllister, Record Editor Ursuline Sister of Louisville Brendan Conlon, who at age 89 is helping three people learn English, writes grants and…
Mercy Passports promote the spiritual, corporal works of mercy
By Marnie McAllister, Record Editor The latest initiative to celebrate the Jubilee Year of Mercy promotes the 14 spiritual and corporal works of mercy….
Editorial — End the violence
The subjects of peace, violence and gun rights are converging this week in Louisville, a city whose latest parade was interrupted by gunfire….
St. Joseph Church celebrates 150 years
St. Joseph Church in Butchertown celebrated its 150th anniversary May 14 with a special Mass and dinner. Archbishop Joseph E. Kurtz concelebrated the liturgy…
At halfway point, new plans for jubilee year are announced
By Marnie McAllister, Record Editor The Catholic Church around the world is nearly halfway through the Holy Year of Mercy, and here in the…
Editorial – Solidarity at the backside
The celebrities and tourists are gone, but Churchill Downs is still teeming with people — workers and their families whose lives revolve around the…
Editorial — Open to the Spirit
Last week, 16 Jesuit novices struck out, each on his own, for a 30-day pilgrimage with just $35, a book of prayers and a…
Peace, justice focus of Vatican meeting
By CAROL GLATZ and MARNIE McALLISTER, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Working to build dialogue, peace and justice in “our complex and violent world”…
Editorial – On Muslim-Catholic dialogue
Some of the rhetoric regarding our Muslim brothers and sisters, which we’ve heard all too often recently, is reprehensible at best. And it should…